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Cursing — • In its popular acceptation cursing is often confounded, especially in the phrase cursing and swearing , with the use of profane and insulting language; in canon law it sometimes signifies the ban of excommunication pronounced by the Church… … Catholic encyclopedia

Cursing — may refer to: Curse Profanity This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article … Wikipedia

Cursing — Invoking curses is a significant ability attributed to shamans in many cultures. It may either be thought of positively (as a means of protecting a shaman’s community, perhaps as a form of combat against enemies) or negatively (as a sanction… … Historical dictionary of shamanism